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| Armed pirates attack cargo ship at Yemen | |
| 2004-02-08 | |
Pirates armed with shotguns tried to board a general cargo ship at a Yemeni oil terminal in the Gulf of Aden, where terrorists attacked the tanker Limburg in 2002, the International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre said. The four robbers fled in speedboats after making several attempts to board the vessel at the Ash Shihr oil terminal on Jan 29, the IMB said. The incident was one of eight during the week ended Feb 4. 'This incident is worrying since it happened at the same place as the Limburg,' Jayant Abhyankar, the bureau's director, said in a telephone interview from London. The crude-oil tanker Limburg was rammed by a boat packed with explosives in October 2002. One crewmember was killed and several others injured in the attack.
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| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #6 I think the bozo climbing over the rail with the machete in his teeth would be quite surprised at the greeting that Jarhead provided. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-2-8 9:09:13 PM |
| #5 SH---I like your idea. Trolling for pirates. Depends though on keeping the ship's purpose sectet, and you will have to watch which ship and crew you pick. One loose lip on the crew and your cover is blown. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-2-8 3:16:13 PM |
| #4 I still think that having a disguised squad of marines drive around a cargo ship that rides low in the water would be a good ruse. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-2-8 1:08:50 PM |
| #3 If its terrorists, than the attack is based on their lack of recent paychecks. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-2-8 1:05:48 PM |
| #2 Shotguns! Wow, these must be the pirate princes. Usually they just hijack ships with knives, or occasionally, with nothing more than their own rank body odor. |
| Posted by: gromky 2004-2-8 2:47:05 AM |
| #1 Judging by the article, the China Sea is still maintaining its reputation for deadly pirate attacks. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-2-8 12:48:32 AM |